Dizzee Rascal's 12-hour jam session with Robbie Williams as he chills in LA

Dizzee Rascal has told how an invitation to Robbie Williams’s Los Angeles mansion led to a 12-hour “jamming” session and a new single.

The 27-year-old east Londoner’s new track, Goin’ Crazy, features the former Take That member.

Dizzee said: “I got to his house at 6pm and left at 6am. We recorded for two hours and just spent the rest of the time chatting. Just jamming and having a laugh.

“He is a down to earth guy but because of how big he is he has had to separate himself [from the world] because of the insanity. I guess that he has cut himself off, so some people don’t get a lot from him.” The star from Bow said he had to get away from the pressures he faced in the UK and just “live” while working on his latest album, The Fifth, which he described as his happiest yet.

The rapper also unveiled a star-studded list of collaborators who appear on the album, including Jessie J, will.i.am, Sean Kingston and Tinie Tempah.

He said: “I was chilling in Miami and made most of this in LA. It’s a wicked way of recording. Waking up in the sun, writing lyrics and going to the studio where they’ve got the beats ready. I felt free.

“The sound has come from just living — just enjoying myself and chilling out. Having a laugh, I guess.

“I was trying to make the most positive album I could. I didn’t want to put out a depressing album that was deep. It’s not the album that’s trying to save the world. It’s the album that’s trying to animate everyone, make them feel good and dance.”